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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Khadi Sale Breaks All Records; Registers Highest Ever Single-Day Sale of Rs 1.29 crore at CP Showroom
People’s massive turnout to purchase local products this festival, in response to Hon’ble Prime Minister’s appeal, has done wonders for Khadi. On 30th October, the single-day sale of Khadi at its flagship outlet at Connaught Place, New Delhi, stood at a whopping Rs 1,29,05,000 , surpassing all previous records. Earlier, the highest ever single-day sale of Khadi was recorded at Rs 1,28,33,000 on 2nd October 2019.
This is the 13th occasion since 2016, when Khadi’s single-day sale at one store has exceeded the Rs 1 crore mark. This is also for the 2nd time in October this year that Khadi’s sale has exceeded Rs 1 crore; the previous occasion being the Gandhi Jayanti; i.e. 2nd October 2021, with the overall sale value of Rs 1.02 crore.
Chairman KVIC Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena attributed the massive Khadi sale to the Prime Minister’s repeated appeals to buy local products. “Khadi is the biggest symbol of “Swadeshi” and Hon’ble Prime Minister’s appeal has added to the soaring spirit of Khadi lovers and the festive fervor. The record sale figure of Khadi is a testimony to Khadi’s ever-growing acceptability and popularity,” Saxena said.
It is noteworthy that the government’s push to “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and “Vocal for Local” in the Covid-19 era has resulted in a manifold rise in the demand of eco-friendly and herbal products. KVIC is constantly adding new products to cater to the growing consumer base, which is also getting reflected through its sale figures.
Highest single-day sale at Khadi Showroom, Connaught Place in New Delhi
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Sale 
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October 22, 2016
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1.16 crore
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October 17, 2017
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1.17 crore
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October 2, 2018
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1.06 crore
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October 13, 2018
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1.25 crore
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October 20, 2018
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1.02 crore
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November 17, 2018
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1.03 crore
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October 2, 2019
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1.28 crore
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October 2, 2020
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1.02 crore
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October 24, 2020
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1.06 crore
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November 7, 2020
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1.06 crore
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November 13, 2020
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1.11 crore
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October 02, 2021
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1.02 crore
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October 30, 2021
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1.29 crore
Ministry of Finance
Cabinet approves the proposal of Securities & Exchange Board of India  tosign Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding between India and Luxembourg
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the proposal of Securities & Exchange Board of India  to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding  between Securities and Exchange Board of India and Financial and Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier , Luxembourg.
Objectives
The MoU is likely to strengthen cross border cooperation in the area of securities regulations and facilitate mutual assistance, contribute towards efficient performance of the supervisory functions aid in imparting technical domain knowledge and enable effective enforcement of the laws and regulations governing the securities markets of India and Luxembourg.
Major impact:
CSSF, like SEBI, is a co-signatory to International Organization of Securities Commissions' Multilateral MOU . However, the IOSCO MMoU does not have under its scope the provision for technical assistance. The proposed bilateral MOU would, in addition to contributing towards strengthening the information sharing framework leading to effective enforcement of securities laws, also help in establishing a technical assistance programme. The technical assistance programme would benefit the Authorities by way of consultations on matters relating to capital markets, capacity building activities and training programmes for the staff.
Background
The Securities and Exchange Board of India  was established under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 to regulate the securities markets in India. The objectives of the SEBI are to protect the interest of the investors and to regulate and promote development of securities markets in India. The main functions of SEBI include registration, regulation and supervision of intermediaries operating in the securities market; promoting and regulating self-regulatory organizations; prohibiting fraudulent and unfair trade practices relating to securities markets; and calling from or furnishing to other authorities, whether in India or abroad, such information as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions.
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier  of Luxembourg is a public law entity, with administrative and financial autonomy, established by the law of 23rd December 1998. The CSSF is the competent authority for the prudential supervision of the entire Luxembourg financial centre, except for the insurance sector. The CSSF is also legally responsible for the regulation and supervision of the securities market.
Ministry of Education
Registration for Swachh Bharat Summer Internship Extended Apply by 15th June 2018
The last date for registration for Swachh Bharat Summer Internship, a privileged scheme for the country’s youth to associate formally with Swachh Bharat Mission and also earn career benefits, has been extended. Students of Higher Education institutions and members of NYKS can now register for the internship till 15thJune 2018. Earlier the last date for registration was till 15th May 2018. The extension has been given to facilitate the youth across the country, particularly those in colleges who would be pre-occupied with academic matters and examinations.
Students and NYKS youth can, now, continue to sign up for Swachh Bharat Summer Internship by logging on to the portal . Under this scheme the interns, are required to complete at least 100 hours of sanitation related work in villages. This would qualify them for Swachh Bharat Certificates. Those who complete the internship with additional, specified outputs would also gain 2 curriculum credits specially allowed by UGC. Additionally, top performers would receive awards at various levels. The period for taking up Swachh Bharat Summer Internship has been kept any time before 31st July 2018.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, announced the launch of Swachh Bharat Summer Internship  during his Mann Ki Baat address on 29th April 2018. Following his call, thousands of college students and NYKS youth have already joined the programme to contribute to the cause of Swachh Bharat. The scheme is sponsored by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation  in association with Ministry of Human Resource Development  and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports .
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 130.39 Cr
More than 80 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.36% is highest since March 2020
9,419 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 94,742
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 25 days
With the administration of 80,86,910 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 130.39 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,35,89,181sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,85,160
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2nd Dose
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95,71,919
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,82,231
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2nd Dose
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1,66,40,653
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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47,27,96,104
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2nd Dose
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25,66,38,645
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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18,81,92,929
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2nd Dose
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12,96,48,490
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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11,77,32,931
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2nd Dose
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8,39,43,224
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Total
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1,30,39,32,286
The recovery of 8,251 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,40,97,388.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.36%,highest since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 15,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for last 42days now.
9,419 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseloadis presently at 94,742.Active cases constitute 0.27% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,89,983tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 65.19 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.74% remains less than 1% for the last 25 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be0.73%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below2% for last 66 days and below 3% for 101 consecutive days now.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and The Chartered Accountants of the Maldives
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  and The Chartered Accountants of the Maldives .
Details:
ICAI and CA Maldives aim to establish mutual co-operation for the advancement of Accounting Knowledge, Professional and Intellectual Development, Advancing the interests of their respective members and positively contributing to the development of the Accountancy Profession in the Maldives and India.
Impact:
This MoU besides aiding CA Maldives will provide an additional impetus to prospects of the ICAI Members to get professional opportunities in Maldives in short to long term future. With this MoU, ICAI would be able to help strengthen the partnership with Maldives by providing the export of services in accountancy profession, ICAI members are holding middle to top level positions in various organisations across the countries and can influence the decision/policy making strategies of respective organisations of a country
Benefits:
The MoU will provide an opportunity to ICAI members to expand their professional horizon and provide impetus to ICAI to aid in the strengthening the capacity building of local nationals. The MoU will foster strong working relations between India and Maldives. The agreement would increase mobility of professionals at either end and also would herald a
new dimension for business globally.
Implementation Strategy and Targets:
The MoU aims to strengthen cooperation between ICAI and CA Maldives in the matters of accountancy profession through exchange of views, information in respect of Professional Accountancy Training, Professional Ethics, Technical Research, Professional Development of Accountants. It is also intended to promote mutual cooperation through linkages to each others' website, seminars, conferences, students exchange programmes and other joint activities mutually beneficial to both the institutes. This MoU will also provide updates on the development of the accountancy profession in India and Maldives to promote the profession in the world. Further, CA Maldives intends to become the member of International Federation of Accountants , the global voice of accountancy profession with more than 180 members in 135 countries. ICAI will do technical due diligence for CA Maldives to make CA Maldives the member of IFAC.
Background:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  is a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 for the regulation of the profession of Chartered Accountants in India. ICAI has contributed immensely in the field of education, professional development, maintenance of high accounting, auditing and ethical standards in furtherance of the profession of Chartered Accountants, which is recognized globally.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Onion buffer enhanced from 3 lakh MT to 5 lakh MT
From tomorrow  NCCF will sell onions at retail price of Rs 25 per kg
In an unprecedented move the Government raised the quantum of onion buffer to 5.00 lakh metric tonne this year, after achieving the initial procurement target of 3.00 lakh metric tonne. In this regard, the Department of Consumer Affairs has directed NCCF and NAFED to procure 1.00 lakh tonne each to achieve the additional procurement target alongside calibrated disposal of the procured stocks in major consumption centres.
Disposal of onions from the buffer has commenced, targeting major markets in States and UTs where retail prices are above the all-India average and/or are significantly higher than the previous month. As on date, about 1,400 MT of onions from the buffer has been dispatched to the targeted markets and are being continuously released to augment the availability.
Apart from releasing in major markets, onions from the buffer are also being made available to retail consumers at a subsidized rate of Rs.25/- per kg through retail outlets and mobile vans of NCCF from tomorrow ie Monday 21st August 2023. Retail sale of onion will be suitably enhanced in coming days by involving other agencies and e-commerce platforms.
The multipronged measures taken by the Government onion like procurement for the buffer, targeted release of stocks and imposition of export duty will benefit the farmers and consumers by assuring remunerative prices to the onion farmers while ensuring continuous availability to the consumers at affordable prices.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Cabinet approves MoU with Mauritius on Consumer Protection and Legal Metrology
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved MoU between India and Mauritius on Consumer Protection and Legal Metrology
Benefits:
The MoU is beneficial for bilateral relations of both the countries. It will help in expanding cooperation in the field of consumer protection, and will provide an institutional mechanism for exchange of information and derive mutual benefits from development taking place in both the countries. It will further promote inclusive sustainable and resilient development in the areas of Consumer Protection & Legal Metrology to deal with new challenges such as misleading advertisement, telemarketing, multi-level marketing, e-commerce etc. It will ensure traceability of national and international standards, thereby developing new areas of expertise that may facilitate in tackling new challenges. Further, periodical exchange of information and training programme will ensure gainful expertise,for good governance and in fighting consumer vulnerability.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister meets Bangladesh Prime Minister H.E. Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh is one of the 9 Guest countries invited by India for G20
The two leaders discuss international and regional issues of mutual interest
They positively assessed progress in bilateral cooperation including political, security, economic, connectivity and people to people relations
They welcomed exchange of 3 MoUs on Digital payment, Culture and Cooperation in agriculture
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh. PM Hasina is visiting India as its guest country to participate in the G-20 Leaders Summit on 9-10 September 2023.
The two leaders discussed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation including political and security cooperation, border management, trade and connectivity, water resources, power and energy, development cooperation, cultural and people to people ties. Current developments in the region and cooperation in the multilateral fora were also discussed.
The leaders welcomed the operationalization of the Agreement on the use of the Chattogram and Mongla Ports and commissioning of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline. They also expressed appreciation for operationalization of settlement of bilateral trade in INR and encouraged the business community on both sides to utilize the mechanism.
They looked forward to beginning of negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement , covering trade in goods, services, and protecting and promoting investment.
Expressing satisfaction at the implementation of development cooperation projects, they looked forward to the joint inauguration of following projects at a convenient date later:
i. Agartala-Akhaura Rail Link
ii. Unit-II of the Maitri Power Plant
iii. Khulna-Mongla Rail Link
They welcomed the exchange of following MoUs for strengthening bilateral cooperation:
i. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms between National Payments Corporation of India  and Bangladesh Bank.
ii. Memorandum of Understanding on renewal of the Cultural Exchange Program  between India and Bangladesh for 2023-2025.
iii. Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Council of Agricultural Research  and Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council .
With regard to the regional situation, Prime Minister Modi expressed appreciation of the burden shouldered by Bangladesh in hosting over a million persons displaced from Rakhine State in Myanmar, and conveyed India's constructive and positive approach to support solutions towards safe and sustainable repatriation of the refugees.
Indian side welcomed the Indo-Pacific outlook announced by Bangladesh recently. The leaders agreed to continue working together to intensify their wide-ranging engagement.
Prime Minster Hasina thanked Prime Minister Modi for the hospitality of the Government and people of India, as the two Leaders looked forward to continuing interactions at all levels.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
All regional offices of the Ministry brought under one roof
19 Integrated Regional Offices to start functioning from 1st October
With a view to achieving outcomes related to the mandates of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  in an improved, timely and effective manner, and for this purpose to further enhance its outreach to stakeholders, undertake coordinated action and optimize the utilization of available resources, MoEFCC has approved establishment of 19 Integrated Regional Offices  of the MoEF&CC. These IROs will start functioning from October 1st, 2020.
The IROs will be established though redeployment of human and other resources available with 10 Regional Offices of ROHQ Division, 4 Regional Offices of Forest Survey of India , 3 Regional Centre of National Tiger Conservation Authority , 4 Regional Offices of Central Zoo Authority  and 5 Regional Offices & 3 Sub-regional Offices of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau  in an integrated manner, and their further strengthening. Thus, each IRO shall have representation from existing Regional Office/Regional Centre of MoEF&CC, FSI, NTCA, CZA and WCCB as available to them from time to time.
The headquarters and jurisdictions of the 19 IROs will be as under:
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Headquarter of IRO
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States and UTs under jurisdiction
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Shillong
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Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
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Ranchi
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Jharkhand, Bihar
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Bhubaneswar
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Odisha
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Bengaluru
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Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Lakshadweep
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Chennai
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Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, A&N Islands
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Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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Bhopal
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Madhya Pradesh
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Nagpur
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Maharashtra
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab
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Dehradun
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Uttarakhand
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Jaipur
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Rajasthan, Delhi
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Gandhi Nagar
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Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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Vijayawada
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Andhra Pradesh
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Raipur
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Chhattisgarh
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Hyderabad
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Telangana
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Shimla
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Himachal Pradesh
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Kolkata
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West Bengal, Sikkim
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Guwahati
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Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
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Jammu
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Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
The head of each of the IRO will be called “Regional Officer” of MoEF&CC. Each of the above 19 Integrated Regional Offices  shall work as an integrated regional unit of the MoEF&CC in achieving the outcomes related to the mandate of theMinistry.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoRTH reviews progress of India-Nepal Road Connectivity Projects
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways held a meeting last week to review the progress of the India-Nepal road connectivity projects. The following is the status of the various projects :
Mechi River Bridge project to be implemented at the Indo-Nepal border is on track. LOI is likely to be issued to the contractor shortly.
Piprakothi-Raxaul Road  – NHAI has received bids for restoration of this highway. Award of contract for repair is likely to be done by the end of this month.
Mirganj Bridge  – NHAI has done a survey of this bridge and a proposal for temporary bridge strengthening will be formulated in January 2018.
The meeting was attended by officials from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways including NHIDCL and NHAI, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Commerce.
Goa: November 23, 2019
We tried to analyse the question of belonging through this film. Subject of refugees is a natural discussion right now. The best thing is that we all understand that any country can go through a situation like that, said director of “Far from us”, Verena Kuri while talking in a press conference at IFFI 2019, today.
“We have released the film in Germany, Brazil and Argentina. The Germans too have faced the displacement problem in not so distant past and hence can identify with the film”, she said.
On asked if she had men in her crew, Verena laughed saying, “It is quite an effort to make a film in a jungle with a small child. The men who joined the crew were our best friends. They were like our soldiers. Lot of women but yes men too, in our crew”
The movie is also about clash between mother’s duty and desire. The characters in movie speak German, Spanish and Portuguese as they live near from Brazilian border. In a way the characters in movie feel the same way we feel, said Co-director of the movie Ms. Laura Bierbrauer.
Director of the film “Feelings To Tell” Ms. Wen Li said that the movie is about an artist who wants to escape the real world into the village. “The time in the village is going back while the time in the real world is going ahead”, she added.
Sharing her experience of making ‘Feelings to Tell’ Wen Li said “I have a lot of friends who told me to write Romantic stories but when I wrote the story, I wanted to put my own feeling in the story. We all want to escape the real world. You don’t need to write a story with a lot of drama I wrote a simple story of people and their emotions.”
Talking about the funding, Wen said, “It was very difficult to find funding in China. In the end it was my family who trusted me to give the fund to make this kind of film.”
BACKGROUNDER
FAR FROM US
This Argentinian film follows Ramira as she returns to her home in the Misiones jungle, which is on Argentina’s border with Brazil. She departed after the birth of her son and has to rebuild a bond with the child she left behind, as well as her mother and the community with its hybrid languages and local customs. Her family question Ramira’s abandonment of her child and fight with her over her dead father’s inheritance.
Feelings to Tell
After falling into sleep, Jiang, a young painter, finds himself in a Taogu village where he meets a mute girl, Jiu’er, and her foster father Old Bai, who believed firmly in ancient Xiangchu gods. As an observer and participant of the dream, the veneration they showed to the gods deeply touched Jiang. When Jiang witnessed the deep affection his grandfather showed to his grandmother, he felt more puzzled over the fact that his parents had torn the last veil of hypocrisy and wished to get rid of the perplexities of real life.
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